Combination pipe marker and level



. 1,610,193 J. s. BATTLE COMBINATION PIPEMARKER AND LEVEL 'F'iled Dec. 29, 1924- 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR ATTORNEY Deg. 7 1926.

J. S. BATTLE COMBINATION PIPE MARKER AND LEVEL Filed Dec. 29, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheefi 2 I This inventionrelates'toj new and useful; improvements in pipe markers and levels and more particularly to a device of this 7 character which is especially' adapted for. use in measuring the-lengths of pipes of pre'-, determined diameters, to facilitate cutting A JOHNSPIGER BATTLEIOF wmmoa som.

' '1 coivnsinerionrirnnenxna Ass Lnv'nn Application filed December 29, 1924. seriai swa the same and turthertor use in facilitating cutting of pipe at an acute angle and for determining the level position of the pipe. Another object otmy i'nvention is' the; provision of an article of theabove char-' acter wherein theseveral parts are com bined in a single device, so constructed and 1 arranged that they may be quickly and readily separated one from the other'orfitte'd together for combined usej theinvention consists thenovelfeatures- -'o:E,c0nst-ruct1on, theconiblnation-and ar 7 With the above andother objects in view,

rangement of parts hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, -'in' which: a

Fig. 1151a v 4 1, "Fig. 2 is a top plan view,

I Figs 3 isa side elevation,

; liig. 7 is a detail section on the; line i774?" of Fig.2,and. I

' 1 'F'g. 8 1 1s -a ldetaili front elevation illus- "tratinglthe pipe embracing members in a sep a-rated position. mproved ate -members 11 and. 2, the .innerfedges of which are provided fwith! a plurality, of

graduations' 3, -which I when the device" is arranged in-an operative peasant shown vinFigure 1 are disp'osedneXt tothe exterior of apipe A. 'The" side member 1 has its body portion" provided with a longitudinal slot 5, the walls otwhich have longitudinal grooves 6, and fitted within the sl'ot-5'i's an arm 7 carried by the sidemember 2 and 'pr0,- 'vided with tongues 8 which engage within the grooves 6 toforma tongue and groove connection "between the ,two parts 1 and 2 whereby they may belquickly and readily adjusted to accommodate the device to the Upipe tobemeasured and out. I lower edges of the trans-1.

i The upper and front a ash illustrating the same applied to a pipe,

V fnulus 18 as shown inFigure 2 for support Fig. tisa detail sect'on on theline;4-4 of Fig. f2,r V I f of a 1 Fig, 5 isa detail transverse section on'the '1ine'5f. 5 of Fig. 2, 1 Figl16 is a detail'transverse section 'on 1 the line 6 6 otiFigx2,

device comprises two' arcu-f -"The arms 13 support at their ends oppo; 'site thehead 11 an annulus and a disc 7 26 which are fitted together in the same verse'body portion 9 oftheside member 1 are provided with (tapered edges 10 as is clearly illustrated in Figure 4 and embrac- I 1ng the ,bodymember 9'is a head portion 11 theiwalls of which are 'undercutas shown at12 to form tapering grooves for rec'ei v-v ing the taperedfledges 10 .of theb'ody 9 I whereby the head member 11 may be quickly 1 and readily moved into position upon the body 9, the side member 2'being then placed in position for retainingythe head 11 upon' the body 9.

pering portions 14 adapted to be fitted into the recesses 15 formed in the side portions I 17 of'the annuluslSQ iThe annulus 18 has a groove 19 in its lowerface'in which jist' fitted the annular rim 2() of a disc 21. This disc 21 is carriedby a lateral arm 22" formed on the head 11.1' The disc ,21 is placed in position within the'annulusl8 and the ma" able-indicators 23j-are then arranged so as to extend upon adjacent portions of the an ing, the disc withinthe annulus, theindi cat-j I 1' It will be ap arent fromthis constructioni j I that theispaced arms lgjmay be "quickly: and r n 4 readily connected 't'othe head 11 and 'adapted to;,rest,,upon, theiu'pper edgeof afpipe whereby various} distances. along, thepipe may be readily indicated thru the {mediumof; thewgraduations 24 wh ich are provided for 'alohgfthe. lower edges-of the arms 13 as shown I in Figure-13,. I

manner asthe annulus 18 and the disc, 21,

"ing members 23, pivotally supported as at,

23 bythe d-iscv2l, are also being used when the arms 13- are ijmoved at various angles with respect? to the arcuate members 11 and.

.the indicating members 27. pivotally to the I .disc26 as at 27 supporting the disc26 within theja'nnulus- 25 such a position that they may be readily "moved toward the center of the disc tor detaching the disc f vfrom the annulus. Itwill be apparent that in ;this"fr'ear. construction that one of the arms 13carry'the-disc while the other. arm carries the annulus and the various degrees 7 indicated at 28 are used for determining the various angles of pipes When the arms 13 are detached'from the head and used as a protractor.

Formed integral with oneof the arms 13' and extending laterally therefrom is a plate '29 having spaced pins 301at its outer edge Which'are adapted to engage Within suitable openings 31 in the opposite arm when the two .arms arefarrange'd in spaced parallel relation as shown in Figure 2. .These pins serve, when the arms 13 are positioned in parallel relation with respect "to each other,

to supportthe plate 2 9 in substantially a level horizontal plane.. "lhis plate 29 supports a level 32 whichis used for leveling the o position of various pipes.

Attention is also directed to the fact that.

a level memberi33 is carried by the head 11 and is to determine the position of the members 1 and 2 when applied to the .pipe

'- 4. 'It Will be apparent vfrom the foregoing construction that ,pipes of various sizes may Y beiquickly and readily marked for cutting either transversely of the pipe or at various angles With respect to the longitudinal center-0f the pipe and ,the device may be readily used asa iprotraetor for ascertaining "the various angles of pipes as Well as positiioning the pipes .on ,a level 'ifaso desireil.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it

willjbe-nnderstood that various changes and alterations may be made Withont departing" 7 from the spirit of vthe invention .or the scope "of the appended claims. 1 V r Having thus. described ;my invention, .vvha't Iclaimiei V v a, v

I1. Anfinstrument off the class described ineluding alienate sidemembers, means forming Lend .toend islidable connection between the members, ahead member carried by one of thearcnate members adjacent its connected end, spacedparallel'arms, means -providing a connection between co r sp d:

end portions of the arms and the head, and means providing ,a'connec'tion between the opposite:correspondingend portions of;

the arms. w ,7 w 4 p 2- An instrument of; the class described incluing arcuate members having graduations formed npon the r inner edges, means form ingend to end connectionibetween said merit,

bers, a headmember, means providing a con neetion between one or" the arcuate members,

at its connected end and the head member, a disc carried by the head. member, spaced par- .nection between" corresponding end portions of the arms and the"d1sc,and means pro-' viding detachable 7 connection betvveen the opposite corresponding ,end portions of the arms. V

3.. an instrument, of the class i described including v,arcuate members, a tongue and groove .connect1on between the arcuate memal'lel arms nieans-rovidin detachable con- 7 bers, ahead member :carriedtby one of the l arcuate members, .a disc carried by the head.

member, can annulus supported by the disc and having spaced side extensions formed thereon, spaced parallel arms 'havin'g correspon din end portions slidably connected with the-SE16 extensions, and means provid 'ing a connectionbetweenopposite corresponding end portions of the arms.

1 4:. An instrument'ofthe .class described including arcuate side members, ,means formend to end slidable connection between.

said members, a head member supported by the members, a disc carried the head member, spaced parallel arms, means providing detachable connection between corresponding end portions of the arms and the head member, and .meansproviding detachable connection between the 0' PQSltGLCQ IIG- 'sponding endportionsof the arms. c

5. An'i'nstrument of the class described eluding ai'cuate members, a tongue ;.and

groove connection between the a'rCuate-memc hers, a head slidably received by one o fithe arcuate members an annulus .a dlsc carried by the head and fitting into-said annulus, .eX 1

tensions formed on said annulus, e -mun arms I having corresponding-.1 end. portions slidably received by the extensions, ,anannuhis i'ormedonthe opposite end of one o-fithe arms,,a disc formed on the'opposite end of the other of the arms and fittingfinto said V annnlus, and indicatingqfingers pivota lly I supported by said, discs for supporting said discsii-n operative position with respectfito their respective ann-uli;

In testimony whereof I signature.

JOHN BATTLE. f 

